Tony MacAlpine
| Birth Name | Tony MacAlpine |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1960, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Age | 59 |
| Genres | Instrumental Rock, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Jazz Fusion |
| Instruments | Guitar, Keyboard, Piano |
| Associated Acts | Planet X, CAB, Steve Vai, Seven the Hardway, Ring of Fire, Vinnie Moore |
Tony MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960) is an American musician and composer. In a career spanning three decades and thirteen studio album.
MacAlpine does not simply seek the discursive legitimacy that performing classical music or employing a classical style can give a heavy metal musician. Rather, as a black American guitarist, he displays a virtuosity in the European concert tradition to transcend the stereotypes of black musicians as intuitive talents who draw on emotional excess as opposed to thoughtful musicians whose abilities are the product of training, diligent study and practice.
Video Playlist
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The Kings Rhapsody
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Concrete Gardens
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Man in a Metal Cage
Known for his instrumental rock style of playing that displays highly advanced shred techniques; one of his most oft-used techniques being ‘sweep tapping’, a variation of sweep picking, he has incorporated elements of classical, jazz, fusion, hard rock and heavy metal on both guitar and keyboard, and has been described as a virtuoso by Jason Ankeny at AllMusic.
Guitarists Through The Decades
Top 3 Tony MacAlpine Recordings
